§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what percentage of children either take or are entitled to free school meals at(a) William Parker school, (b) Helenswood, (c) Hillcrest, (d) The Grove, (e) Filsham Valley in Hastings and (f) Thomas Peacock in Rye.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe information, from returns made by schools to the Department, is as follows:
Staffordshire county council Gross expenditure (1994–95 prices)£ million 1980–81 468.3 1981–82 475.8 1982–83 465.2 1983–84 470.4 1984–85 458.3 1985–86 449.2 1986–87 469.2 1987–88 481.9 1988–89 491.2 1989–90 466.5 1990–91 474.8 1991–92 479.3 1992–93 523.2 1993–941 413.3 1 Provisional.
§ Sir David KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what was the pupil-teacher ratio in Staffordshire(a) in primary schools and (b) in secondary schools in each of the last 20 years.
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§ Mr. Robin SquireThe pupil-teacher ratios in primary and secondary schools in Staffordshire in each of the last 20 years are shown in the table.
Pupil:teacher ratios in maintained primary and secondary schools in Staffordshire LEA Position in January each year Year Primary Secondary 1975 1— 1— 1976 24.2 17.2 1977 24.2 17.2 1978 23.8 17.0 1979 23.2 16.8 1980 22.5 16.7 1981 21.8 16.5 1982 22.4 16.6 1983 22.0 16.5 1984 22.3 16.4 1985 22.4 16.3 1986 22.8 16.6 1987 22.9 16.6 1988 23.2 16.4 1989 23.0 16.0 1990 23.3 15.8 1991 23.1 15.9 1992 23.5 16.1 1993 24.7 17.0 1994 25.1 17.5
§ Sir David KnoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how much was spent per pupil in Staffordshire(a) in primary schools and (b) in secondary schools in each of the past 20 years, at constant prices.
§ Mr. Robin SquireThe table shows expenditure by Staffordshire local education authority on(a) pre-primary and primary pupils combined, and on (b) secondary pupils from 1974–75 to 1993–94, the latest year for which provisional outturn figures are available.
Staffordshire County Council Spending per pupil (1994–95 prices) Nursery/Primary Secondary 1974–75 1,197 1,943 1975–76 1,204 2,006 1976–77 1,223 1,949 1977–78 1,167 1,828 1978–79 1,180 1,821 1979–80 1,195 1,783 1980–81 1,186 1,640 1981–82 1,253 1,711 1982–83 1,279 1,709 1983–84 1,324 1,763 1984–85 1,288 1,765 1985–86 1,281 1,822 1986–87 1,344 1,973 1987–88 1,418 2,113 1988–89 1,442 2,225 1989–90 1,451 2,247 1990–91 1,464 2,178 1991–92 1,527 2,236 1992–93 1,538 2,195 1993–941 1,565 2,119 1 Provisional.